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Reap The Screensaver Password!!!!

Hi Folks,

Actually, I want to present a cool application that gain the screensaver password, easly.
this tool simply checks the registery and decrypt it for you.
I think this tool works only on windows 9x.
It's Kind an old,,, but good one, isn't it?
Let me know your opinion guyZ!

Well, i wont use it. for one, it doesnt have source included. I have no idea what it could do. Two, i respect the passwords, and know they are there for a reason.

slick

[edit] if you include the source, ill try it out...sorry just a little paranoid...[/edit]

\"Look, Doc, I spent last Tuesday watching fibers on my carpet. And the whole time I was watching my carpet, I was worrying that I, I might vomit. And the whole time, I was thinking, \"I\'m a grown man. I should know what goes on my head.\" And the more I thought about it... the more I realized that I should just blow my brains out and end it all. But then I thought, well, if I thought more about blowing my brains out... I start worrying about what that was going to do to my goddamn carpet. Okay, so, ah-he, that was a GOOD day, Doc. And, and I just want you to give me some pills and let me get on with my life. \" -Roy Waller

I personally turn all screensavers off.........just added complications IMHO.............I have used the WinNT facility to force a logon after so many minutes/seconds inactivity, that I think is a useful tool.

I think that screensaver passwords are, on balance, dangerous..........lull users into false sense of security...........

"I don't need to get back to my office..........the screensaver will do the security for me " When the attitude shoulkd be "I am going out so I must log out".......It is a big education problem with the users?............your tool is very helpful in demonstrating that issue to them

First of all, I didn't supply the application for a malicious purposes or intentions, at all.
As far as you have an AV and firewall has been up-dated regularly, no fear needed.
and thanks for participate.

Some people just tend to get their britches in a bunch when a newbie posts something that is Anti-security... such as your tool. I think the tool could be a benifit to an admin who needs to get on a particular workstation to log out that user, but if it only works in WIN9X then that may lower its value to todays admins a little. Not many networks are using win 98 any more for workstations. I think you brought up a fine topic for discussion, you just approached it wrong. No harm done.

Nice post to a new guy who could not have meant any harm. I believe that the tool could be useful, as it can be used for demonstration/educational purposes without harm.............and it is relatively easy to get the kit to run it on?

I would not like to run security demos on the real system? it is all part of user education....or do I see things that differently?